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Sometimes, when you install an application on Windows or Mac, it also installs a Chrome extension. The next time you open Chrome:

To grant permissions and use the extension, click Enable.

To delete the extension, click Remove.

Let extensions read and change site data

Some extensions need permission to read and change site data. You can change your extensions’ permissions anytime.

In the toolbar, right-click an extension.

Hover over “This Can Read and Change Site Data.” Then, decide which permission to give the extension:

When You Click the Extension: Turns on the extension only when you click it. This only allows the extension to access the current site in the open tab or window. If you close the tab or window, you’ll have to click the extension to turn it on again.

On [current site]: Allow the extension to automatically read and change data on the current site.

On all sites: Allow the extension to automatically read and change data on all sites.

Add or remove access to a specific site

On the extension, click Details.

Under “Permissions,” add or remove a site:

Add: To the right of “Allowed sites,” click Add.

If you don’t see this option, change “Allow this extension to read and change all your data on websites you visit” to On specific sites.

Uninstall an extension

To the right of your address bar, look for the extension's icon. Right-click the icon and select Remove from Chrome.

If you don't see the extension's icon:

On your computer, open Chrome.

On to the extension you want to remove, click Remove.

Confirm by clicking Remove.

Manage your extensions

On your computer, open Chrome.

Make your changes:

Turn on/off: Turn the extension on or off.

Allow incognito: On the extension, click Details. Turn on Allow in incognito.

Allow site access: On the extension, click Details. Next to “Allow this extension to read and change all your data on websites you visit,” change the extension’s site access to On click, On specific sites, or On all sites.

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2019/06/12 08:33

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2019/06/12 08:34

hen You Click the Extension: Turns on the extension only when you click it. This only allows the extension to access the current site in the open tab or window. If you close the tab or window, you’ll have to click the extension to turn it on again.